Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Consolidate All to Tabs
. Got a lot of windows that you want to turn back into tabs?
Choosing this option does the trick.
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New Window
. Choose this command and you get a separate, duplicate window for your
active image. This view is a terrific help when you're working on fine details. You can
zoom way in on one view while keeping the other window in a regular view so you don't
lose track of where you are in the photo. (Don't worry about version control or remem-
bering which window you're working in—both windows just show different views of the
same
image; you're not creating a separate file.) If you haven't turned on floating win-
dows, this command creates a new tab instead, although that's not as useful.
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Minimize (Mac only)
. If you want to send the active image window to the Dock, choose
this option or press
⌘
-M. Click the image in the Dock to bring it back to Elements. (If
you're working with tabs, then the whole Elements window gets minimized when you
choose this command.)
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Bring All to Front (Mac only)
. Use this command to bring all your open Elements im-
age windows to the foreground (handy if documents from several programs are covering
them up).
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Match Zoom
. Makes Elements display all your windows at the same magnification level
as the active window (the one you're currently working in).
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Match Location
. Elements makes the display in all your image windows match the act-
ive window so you see the same
part
of each image, like the upper-right corner or the
bottom-left edge.
The Editor's View menu also gives you some handy commands for adjusting the view of
your active image window or tab:
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Zoom In/Out
. Zooming is explained on
The Zoom Tool
.
These menu commands are an
alternative to using the Zoom tool.
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Keyboard shortcuts are the fastest way to zoom: Press Ctrl-+/
⌘
-+ to zoom in and
Ctrl--/
⌘
-- to zoom out. The next section explains the Zoom tool in detail.
